Autosticha kyotensis — Kyoto moth

(Matsumura, 1931)

Hodges# 1010.1

Etymology

Autosticha: Precise meaning is unclear, but combines the Greek auto meaning “self” and stich meaning “a line or row.”

kyotensis: Kyoto is a city in Japan in the Kansai region. Ensis is the Latin suffix meaning “originating from.”

Pronunciation

aw-toe-stich-uh kee-oh-ten-sis

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the verified sightings of the Kyoto moth in Indiana. All sightings were confirmed through photographic documentation by individuals who contributed to the Great American IN Nature Lepidoptera Project (GAIN LP).

GAIN LP Sightings

Date	County	Observer	Notes	Image1	Image2
2019-06-27	Marion	Schwedler, Kat	Adult Identification verified by Bugguide.com

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2019-06-27 County: Marion Observer: Schwedler, Kat Notes: Adult Identification verified by Bugguide.com

Autosticha kyotensis Sightings by Month

Notes

Said to be originally endemic to the Japanese island of Honshu, Kyoto moths were likely accidentally introduced to the southern United States in shipments of exotic plants by the nursery trade.

Conservation Status

• Global status: GNR (Not Yet Ranked)
• National status: NNR (Not Ranked)
• Indiana status: NR (not ranked)

Floral Associates

The only identified larval host plants are exotic to the United States but sometimes grown as ornamental plants: the Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) and calicoplant (Alternanthera ficoidea).

Known Larval Food Sources in Indiana
Family	Taxonomic Name	Common Name
Order: Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae	Alternanthera ficoidea	calicoplant and hairy joyweed
Order: Rosaceae
Rosaceae	Prunus mume	Japanese apricot